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ge-restscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-restscipe, es; m.

rest, easequies, ōtium,a cohabitationconcŭbĭtus

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Lye. a cohabitation; concŭbĭtus To hyre gerestscipe hire wer ne sceal gangan ad ejus concŭbĭtum vir suus accēdĕre non dēbet, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 32

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weorold-méd

(n.)
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weorold-méd, e; f.
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Worldly recompense Ne sceal nán man woruld*-*méde wilnian æt ðam cuman, for ðam ðe him is geháten éce gefeá fore on Godes ríce, L. E. I. 25; Th. ii. 422, 15

hriddel

(n.)
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A riddel, coarse sieve Man sceal habban . . . syfa, sǽdleáp, hriddel, hérsyfe, Angl. ix. 264, 13

cilda mæsse-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
cilda mæsse-dæg, es; m.

Childermas [Innocents'] -day festum innocentium

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Childermas [Innocents'] -day; festum innocentium Ðys Gódspel sceal on cilda [MS. cylda] mæsse-dæg this Gospel must be on Childermas [Innocents']-day, Dec. 28th, Rubc. Mt. Bos. 2, 13-18; Notes, p. 574

for-cwolstan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cwolstan, p. te; pp. ed

To swallow downhaurīre

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To swallow down; haurīre Fífleáfan seáwes þrý bollan fulle lytle sceal forcwolstan he shall swallow down three little bowls of the juice of cinque-foil, L. M. 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 48, 18

fóre-býsen

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-býsen, e; f. [fóre, býsen an example, model]

A fore-modelan exampleexemplum

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A fore-model, an example; exemplum Arcebisceop sceal hálgian and getryman mid gódan mynegunga and fórebýsene an archbishop shall hallow and strengthen them with good admonitions and example, Chr. 694; Th. 67, 43

gærs-bed

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-bed, -bedd, es; n.

A grass-bedgravesub cæspĭte lectussepulcrum

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gærsbedd sceal wunian when he gives up his spirit, then must he inhabit a grave, Ps. Th. 102, 15

un-wilsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wilsumlíce, adv.

Against one's willnot of one's own accord

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Against one's will, not of one's own accord Se sceal nýde on helle duru unwilsumlíce geniþerad gelǽded beón necesse habet in januam inferni non sponte damnatus introduci, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 20

Linked entry: wilsumlíce

candel-stæf

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Man sceal habban candelstafas, Angl. ix. 264, 18. Add

orsorg-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
orsorg-leás, (?); adj.
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For þan ne sceal nǽfre se crístena man beón orsorhleás (-lic ?), Verc. Först. 138. 16

níþ-hell

(n.)
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Þú scealt faran intó þǽre nigenda níþhelle (hnígende intó þǽre níþhelle (niþerhelle lower hell ? The MS. is a late one )? Cf. hé tó helle hnígan sceolde. Sat. 375), Hml. A. 174, 150

Linked entry: hel

eádignes

(n.)
Grammar
eádignes, -ness, e; f.

Happiness beatĭtndo, opŭlentia

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Happiness; beatĭtndo, opŭlentia Ic sceal ýcan eádignesse I shall increase happiness. Exon. 108 a; Th. 413, 4; Rä. 31, 9: 83 a; Th. 313, 7; Seef. 120: Bt. 40, 4; Fox 240, 8

ge-teolod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teolod, part.

Gained;lucrĭfactus

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Gained; lucrĭfactus Ðonne sceal gehwá him æteówian hwæt he mid ðam punde geteolod hæfþ then shall every one show to him what he has gained with the pound, Homl. Th. ii. 558, 10

créda

(n.)
Grammar
créda, an; m. [Lat. crēdo I believe]

The creedbelief symbolum fidei

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Ǽlc cristen man sceal æfter rihte cunnan his crédan ... mid ðam crédan he sceal his geleáfan getrymman every Christian man by right ought to know his creed ... with the creed he ought to confirm his faith 274, 20, 21

neádian

(v.)
Grammar
neádian, neódian; p. ode (v. níd, IV)

To be necessary

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Ðæs abbodes forsceáwung sceal beón be ðysum, hú ðæs neódige, R. Ben. 89, 6, 8

pund-wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
pund-wǽg, e; f.
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A pound-weight, a pound Mon sceal simle tó beregafole ágifan æt ánum wyrhtan six pundwǽga, L. In. 59; Th. i. 140, 6. .xx. pundwǽga (-wéga, MS. B.) fóðres, 70; Th. i. 146, 19

temes-píle

(n.)
Grammar
temes-píle, an; f.
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Parv. 488, note 3] Man sceal habban syfa, hriddel, hérsyfe, tæmespílan, fanna, Anglia ix. 264. 14. v. preceding words

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ofer-dón

(v.)

to overdo, do to excess

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to overdo, do to excess Ðonne sceal his steór beón mid lufe gemetegod, ná mid wælhreáwnysse oferdón, Honil. Th. ii. 532, 13. Ealle oferdón þing dæriaþ omnia nimia nocent, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 163

ambeht

(n.)
Grammar
ambeht, n.
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Dele: Lat. ambitus, and add Ic þín eom scealc ombehte ego servus tuus, Ps. Th. 115, 6. In cummenum foreonfoeng dearfscipes in gesendena embichta ðeódómes is in venientibus praesumtio temeritatis, in missis obsequium servitutis est, Mt. p. 8, 2

greótan

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Hwí ne bidst þú þé beþunga lífes lǽcedómes nú þú scealt greótan, teáras geótan cur tua non purgas lacrymis peccata profusis, et tibi non oras placidae fomenta medelaet? Dóm. L. 82. [v. N. E. D. greet.] Cf. grétan. Add